Valley fever, contracted by inhaling the Coccidioides fungus that flourishes in Southwestern soils, is spiking on its home turf and migrating to new territories. John Galgiani, MD, director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, is quoted. Related content.

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